News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Due to the abnormal heat, the fire-dangerous situation in Yakutia has sharply worsened. On behalf of the President of Russia, the Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with local administrations, is actively fighting forest fires.

The German Bundeswehr has officially launched the work of the" space " headquarters. This was announced on Tuesday, July 13, by the DW TV channel. The main task of the headquarters is to protect satellites and monitor threats in outer space.

The US aviation regulator has discovered a new problem with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. It is reported that the production defect was found in the machines that were not put into operation. During a system-wide inspection, a defect in the nose was revealed, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The issue of edits in already flying Boeing 787s is being considered. It is unknown whether the planes will be sent for revision. Representatives of the Boeing company have so far refused to give any comments.

The Chinese National Space Administration has published a number of new images of Mars taken by the Zhuzhong rover. Among them are the first multispectral images that allow scientists to roughly determine the composition of soil and stones, CNSA reports.

The aging Russian turboprop strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-95MS has defensive weapons from the Cold War, the American edition of The Drive is surprised, commenting on one of the recent videos of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Until recently, the most powerful towed guns in the world continued to be used against terrorist groups in Syria. We are talking about the 180-mm S-23, supplied to the army of Damascus by the Soviet Union in the 70 years.

The device is engaged in studying the soil, ionosphere and climate

The Zhuzhong rover of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission has covered a total of more than 410 m on the surface of the Red Planet. This was reported on Monday by the Central Television of China.

The frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" in the Black Sea area worked out a naval battle with the use of missile strikes and artillery during the exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

The event will take place on July 25

The crews of aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) flew to St. Petersburg to participate in the Main Naval Parade, more than 10 units of aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet will be involved, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.

The Russian frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" worked out in the Black Sea the destruction of a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy according to the scenario with the British destroyer HMS Defender, which previously invaded the territorial waters of Russia off the coast of Crimea.

The AS-30 deep-sea rescue vehicle from the rescue detachment of Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia (OKVS) will undergo factory repairs with modernization in St. Petersburg.

Military divers of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) took part in a special exercise at the base of the ships with the use of modern equipment and equipment.

The press secretary of the President of Russia said that this process is too expensive

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov is convinced that the process of space exploration without the participation of the state with the involvement of only private investment is impossible.

Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia performed live firing exercises from modernized self-propelled artillery howitzers "Acacia".

Researchers sprouted rice from 40 g of seeds that went into space with a lunar probe in November 2020

Chinese breeders have collected the first harvest of rice from seeds that were in space during the mission of the lunar exploration apparatus "Chang'e-5". This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday.

The new Russian fifth-generation engine for surface ships is a big event for the Russian Navy. It will be another evidence that the Russian industry is increasing its capacity and accumulating knowledge.

The Polish military decided to adopt the third type of main battle tanks - Abrams of American production.

As the publication reports Gazeta.pl, negotiations are currently underway for the supply of two and a half hundred units. The transaction amount will be from 2.9 to 5.5 billion dollars.

Modern 7.62 and 5.45 mm AK-12 submachine guns continue to arrive in the units of the Ground Forces. Since the beginning of the year, new submachine guns have been delivered to the combined arms unit of the Eastern and Western Military Districts.

We are talking about the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation

Two companies from Russia-the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV) - were included in the rating of the 100 largest defense enterprises in the world according to the profile weekly Defense News.

The Ukrainian defense minister said in Vilnius that no later than next year Kiev will deploy a "mosquito fleet" with American and British help, which will allow it to "pose a certain threat to the Russian naval forces." However, according to him, this is not enough – that is, the policy of "guns instead of oil" will continue steadily.